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  • Re: Ultimate Camping List;
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:39:34 -0800
    ...In Denali National Park the Park Service uses dogs for transportation. They maintain a kennel of huskies for Winter trips into the Park. Mark...
  • Re: Driving into NYC and using a parking Garage
    Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
    Thu, 4 Oct 2001 13:36:37 EDT
    ...Secondly, even though a parking attendant may know more than one languge, he is a parking professional who is regularly charged with parking cars...
  • Re: Disneyland camping?
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sun, 6 May 2007 14:11:45 -0700
    ...You can find RV parks near Disneyland, but they are mostly serious parking lot style giant motorhome parking facilities. The best you'll do...
  • Re: Gettysburg PA campgrounds, anyone have any insights?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:53:38 -0600
    ---- Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote: > I've stayed at Cunningham Falls State park (Maryland). This park is separated into a camping area (with...
  • Re: ?? Power for stereo in my '86 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Mon, 18 Mar 1996 16:41:00 -0800 (PST)
    >i believe in some countries in europe, when parking on the street, parking >lights live up to their name. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Hmmm, I thought they were...
  • Re: Driving into NYC and using a parking Garage
    Historical mailing list - Ed Stevens
    Thu, 4 Oct 2001 10:33:38 -0400
    ...I will NOT be able to park the car myself in a NYC garage. hence the sign and ESL (english as a second language...
  • Re: more westy trip reports, please?
    Historical mailing list - George Jannini
    Sat, 16 Mar 2002 10:12:12 -0500
    ...The Blue Ridge Parkway, a 469 mile road riding the crest of the Blue Ridge, connecting Shenendoah and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks, ending...
  • parking garage help
    Historical mailing list - daniel lawson
    Tue, 14 Aug 2001 15:59:45 -0700
    I know this has been discussed before....but school starts in a few days and i need to park in a giant commuter parking...
  • Re: california camping: state parks or what?
    Historical mailing list - Tim
    Thu, 17 May 2001 22:57:20 -0700
    ...state parks or what? Fees were reduced 50% this year. Here is the current pricing from http://parks.ca.gov/travel/fees.htm Schedule...
  • Re: Travel Plans to Florida
    Historical mailing list - SCARLET sEMKO
    Sun, 12 Dec 1999 20:35:22 -0800
    ...A couple of more parks I would recommed would be Jetty Park, at Port Cannaveral, close to Kennedy Space Center, and Cocoa Beach on...
  • Re: Tucson, AZ mini-campout
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Fri, 5 Nov 2004 19:52:23 -0700
    ...Catalina State Park, Tucson, AZ > > http://www.pr.state.az.us/Parks/parkhtml/catalina.html > > Directions: > > The park is located on State Hwy. 77...
  • reminder: 5th Annual Van-O-Rama. September 19th, 2005. So.S.F.
    Historical mailing list - Van O Rama
    Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:08:05 -0700
    ...Now since this is a neighborhood park, there wil be a lot of other people using it at the same time. So parking is...
  • Re: idea? The Vanagon in RV parks.
    Historical mailing list - bernie
    Tue, 29 Oct 2013 15:07:48 -0700
    ...Lot's of area to hike �nd bike just outside of park. 8:50 a day buys me parking for a few hours back...
  • Re: VW Campground Reviews
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Thu, 8 Oct 2009 15:23:03 -0700
    I DO! I DO! In Washington State Parks, they care not whether you're driving a 50' Prevost or a Westy. ONE camper per...
  • Re: Old wiper motor parks, New doesn't
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Fri, 6 Apr 2007 10:24:17 -0700
    "Old motor parks." I'd go with the old motor then. Robert 1982 Westfalia --- neil <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hi all. > > I bought a...
  • Re: headin' for the rockies
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 02 Aug 1994 12:26:22 -0700
    ...Estes Park is a long 1.5 hour drive from Ft. Collins. I would definitely recommend visiting Rocky Mountain National Park; if you like...
  • Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
    Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
    Thu, 9 May 2002 07:42:09 -0700
    The headlights on my �89 Westy go out when the ignition is turned off, but the parking lights stay on. I�m sure there...
  • Re: parking space needed for Westy in New England, 2 weeks.
    Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
    Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:28:55 -0400
    ...in NE have available off street parking (driveway, > backyard, farm etc). ? > > I need a place to park a Westy for a couple of weeks...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Sep 2006 - Special issue (#2006-740)
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
    Tue, 5 Sep 2006 14:36:09 -0700
    ...It's this Saturday at > south > parking lot of Alta Loma Park in South San Francisco. Pmail me if > you need > directions. Address is...
  • Re: Vanagon holiday party?
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:54:59 -0800
    ...Parkway, DC) > :::Rock-creek Park (SW of Takoma Park) > :::Any of the park-like green areas on the google > map of Takoma Park > ::: > :::Sudhir...
  • Re: Beyond Vanagon-Keeping older vehicles!
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:31:09 -0700
    ...They have visited National Parks, but always stay in the "club" park outside. Their experience with the National Park is to drive through them...
  • Re: Fender Bender, got lucky
    Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
    Fri, 21 Mar 1997 11:43:07 -0500 (EST)
    >Whew, I almost scrunched my bus. > >Whilst backing out of a parking place at a crowded parking lot >yesterday, a truck & my bus had...
  • Re: Truck Stops
    Historical mailing list - Carter
    Wed, 31 Mar 1999 05:55:47 -0800
    Camping World (RV parts & service) parking lots are another overnight freebie. When scoping out a Wal-Mart lot, look for signs prohibiting overnight parking...
  • West Yellowstone
    Historical mailing list - John Brush
    Tue, 7 May 2002 14:06:56 -0400
    Is anyone aware of places in the area of West Yellowstone that allow dispersed camping? I love to visit park for a weekend, and...
  • Re: Oil light?
    Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
    Sun, 17 Dec 2000 12:19:50 EST
    I had (have) an similar problem on my '80 Westy, whose oil light would glow very faintly at idle when parked, but in motion...
  • Re: california camping: state parks or what?
    Historical mailing list - Tim
    Thu, 17 May 2001 22:59:19 -0700
    ...state parks or what? > At 08:52 PM 5/16/01 -0700, Jim Arnott wrote: > >WAL-MART!!! encourages RV'ers to park in their...
  • Old wiper motor parks, New doesn't
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Thu, 5 Apr 2007 14:05:13 -0700
    ...it spins on all 3 settings, but won't park. Old motor parks. New motor has same pinout, same colour wires (2 + ground) and...
  • Re: Does anyone know if you can get a ticket for staying overnight in a NJ walmart lot?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Mon, 19 May 2008 22:43:22 -0700
    ...Also, ticketing people in > disabled parking spaces who don't show a placard is another exception. > But I digress. > > Parking ticket wise, if it...
  • Re: Walmart Parking was Newbie question about auxiliary power
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:26:19 -0800
    ...No parking in > many towns where the locals have outlawed it, usually because of pressure > from commercial RV parks that think they are loosing...
  • Southern New England sightings
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:38:36 -0800
    ...Danbury CT- maroon Westy parked in town and a silver hardtop with a blue waist stripe parked at the VW dealer. Woods Hole MA...
  • Re: Anti Rolling Reminder for Automatics when parked
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:28:22 -0800
    > Couldn't this piece be used to wire up an alarm to make a noise of some kind > when you park a vanagon, like...
  • Re: Electrical problem--Parking lights, side markers and rear markers not working on '87 Syncro
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 1 Oct 2001 16:50:45 -0400
    ...Front parking light receiving voltage. Socket and bulb replaced on front right parking/directional light. Directional worked but still no parking light. Neither left...
  • Re: Randomly Parking Wipers
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Wed, 6 Apr 2005 11:59:55 -0700
    One thing to check before going into the motor is Fuse 17 !! Fuse 17 is not the main wiper fuse, but only the parking...
  • Re: Spring bus meet @ Kelley Park?
    Historical mailing list - Chris Uzzi
    Fri, 6 Mar 1998 00:23:28 -0800
    ...Spring bus meet @ Kelley Park? Hey west-coasters! This year's Kelley Park show is on April 5th. It's a beautiful show, set...
  • Kelly Park
    Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
    Sat, 15 Feb 1997 08:34:06 -0800
    Howdy, Several people have contacted me about a get-together at the Kelly Park show in San Jose, on Sunday, April 6th. We definitely...
  • Re: Stuck Parking Brake
    Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
    Thu, 06 Mar 1997 10:22:07 -0700
    ...Unless you park on a steep hill or have a tired engine with very low compression, the parking brake serves no real function. An...
  • Re: Friday: Need help planning camping adventure to Smithsonian
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Sat, 7 Jan 2017 14:24:26 +0000
    ...parking.  You will be graded.  Disclaimer:  I once parked my Westy on the Mall (actually on a side street, 12th?) and survived. As mentioned...
  • Help: Lights Wont Turn Off
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 10 May 2000 08:01:57 -0700
    ...I cannot get my parking lights,sidemarker lights,dashboard and license plate lights to turn off when switch is turned off and key is...
  • forgot to loosen the parking brake adjuster
    Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
    Sat, 14 Jun 2014 16:42:42 -0400
    ...I forgot to loosen the parking brake adjuster. At this point, I have no parking brake as it pulls the full way up. I...
  • Re: Frozen parking Brake
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 23 Apr 1996 13:22:01 -0400
    My '77 westy has been sitting (with the parking brake on) since December in cold and wet western NY. The Parking brake is locked...
  • Re: urban camping in sf
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
    Tue, 22 Aug 2000 17:18:24 -0700
    Well, my camper is currently parked in my driveway in the Upper Bayview District, but I suppose that doesn't really qualify as a...
  • Parking brake cable loose yet brakes are locked - 87 westy
    Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
    Tue, 25 Feb 2003 01:55:26 -0500
    Greetings, Just got in the van to go home and as I pulled up on the parking brake handle to release the parking brake...
  • Re: urban camping -Take BART
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Wed, 30 Aug 2000 19:01:39 PDT
    Do the free Bart parking lots have attendants/security? >From: Donna Stewart <DStewart@CHRM.COM> >Parking is much cheaper in the East Bay; if...
  • hokay ... it's FRYEDAYE!! ;) time for some off-topic stuff: national parks, part I
    Historical mailing list - joel walker
    Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:05:56 -0500
    ...National Park Service (NPS) administers a network of nearly 400 natural, cultural and recreational sites, and of those, 58 are national parks. From these...
  • Re: Pennsylvania Vanagon Get together
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:34:19 EDT
    ...if you all want to do the green lane park thing, thats fine with me, its a nice park, and they have a huge...
  • Bugout Camping at Bull Run.
    Historical mailing list - H. Steven Dolan
    Fri, 17 May 1996 11:26:50 -0400 (EDT)
    I called the Bull Run Park, Burke Lake Park, and Prince William National Forest in search of camp sites. I prefer Bull Run, but...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 31 Mar 2006 - Special issue (#2006-277)
    Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
    Sat, 1 Apr 2006 11:13:37 -0500
    Maggie, I live in Bloomington, Indiana, and my favorite parks are Brown Co. state park and McCormick Creek state park. Both are very beautiful...
  • Friday: Parking a Westy in Toronto
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Fri, 3 Apr 2015 07:52:21 -0400
    http://metronews.ca/news/toronto/1325309/5-places-blue-jays-prospect-daniel-norris-can-park-his-van-in-toronto/
  • Re: Park links
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 10 Oct 2001 14:47:23 -0500
    ...Parker- http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/fortpark/fortpark.htm > > > >Mother Neff- http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/mother/mother.htm > > > >Not...
  • Re: Park links
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 11 Oct 2001 13:08:02 -0500
    Can we settle on a date? If we're going to go to a Texas park there will not be any problem with space...
  • National parks are FREE this weekend.
    Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
    Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:58:36 -0700
    ...We don't have many national parks in my area. � I won't be at a park,. but the Mineau family reunion�at an...
  • Re: Big RV parks
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:17:03 -0500
    Was it more like a big RV parking lot? Most of the RV spots that I have seen around my area have about the...
  • Re: camping
    Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
    Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:18:33 -0600
    Not familiar with that one but any of the state parks are nice in that part of the state. I've personally camped at...
  • Re: Gettysburg PA campgrounds, anyone have any insights?
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:18:43 -0800
    ...GB is a national park so if you have a park pass that covers em all you can use it there. Take the drive...
  • Re: Parking brake cable stretch
    Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
    Mon, 15 Jan 2001 20:04:27 -0800
    ...I could literally stand straddling the parking brake lever and pull with both hands and my van would *still* roll on even the slightest...
  • Need info on locating ultrasonic rear parking assist
    Historical mailing list - Dave
    Fri, 17 Sep 1999 10:08:03 -0500
    I've been trying to locate info on ultrasonic rear parking assist systems that can be retrofitted to an older car, i.e. my...
  • Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 4 Jul 2010 12:22:09 -0400
    At 11:56 PM 7/3/2010 Saturday, Alistair Bell wrote: >vanagon parking brake in theory applies braking to both rears. Mis- >adjustment of...
  • Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:20:36 -0700
    ...unless you have a broken or seized parking brake cable. one important check to do while under there is pull on each parking brake...
  • Re: urban camping -Take BART
    Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
    Wed, 30 Aug 2000 15:58:31 -0700
    Parking is much cheaper in the East Bay; if you get to BART stations REALLY early on weekdays you can park at most of...
  • Re: German Engineering
    Historical mailing list - don spence
    Mon, 15 Aug 2016 08:19:58 -0600
    ...It's purpose is safety when parking at night on the edge of narrow rural roads, village lanes etc. It aids your fellow drivers...